Education

A recently announced project will bring new resources for studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to Geneva City Schools students. Geneva City Schools, Boys and Girls Club of Geneva, and Geneva 2020 are teaming up with a Utah-based company to provide online courses and locally-based mentoring to students in grades 3 through 8. Geneva City Schools Superintendent Trina Newton found the program appealing because it brings additional expertise to their students.

Geneva 2020 issued a Community Report at a breakfast Thursday morning. Geneva 2020 is a coalition of local businesses, nonprofits and individuals working to support city schools. It was formed in 2011 when Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark Gearan gathered a group to address challenges facing the district, which was under a New York State watch. At that time as many as one in four students were not graduating. Superintendent Trina Newton said that significant progress has been made toward a goal of 90 percent, with much work yet to be done.